Ascension County Louisiana Archives Biographies.....Bougere, Achille Elias - March 16, 1854 - July 30, 1918 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary K. Creamer marykcreamer.00@gmail.com September 24, 2022, 11:48 pm source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana; Chicago; The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1892 Achille Elias Bougere - (1854 - 1918) BOUGERE, Achille E. - a prominent planter of St. John Baptist parish, whose post office address is Bonnet Carre, La., was born March 16, 1864 [correct date 1854], in Ascension parish. He is a son of Achille D. and Stephine (Helluin) Bougere, who were natives of France and Louisiana, respectively. Achille D. Bougere was a son of Frank Bougere, a native of France. The father of our subject came to America in 1842, when but a young man, with his uncle, his father being dead. With his uncle he settled in Ascension parish, and was sent to Beardstown college, in Kentucky, where he remained about three years. Returning to Ascension parish, he engaged in planting with his uncle. He was married in 1852 to Miss Stephine Helluin, a native of Louisiana, and of French descent on both sides of her family. To them were born twelve children - six sons and six daughters. Only six of this large family are living. They are as follows: Fannie, Achille E., the subject of this sketch, Albert R., Horace P., Blanche and Clarence L. The other six children died in infancy. The father of our subject was the youngest of five children, four of whom were sons. He followed farming the most of his life. In 1861 he enlisted in the confederate army, in the Thirtieth Louisiana regiment, serving as a colonel through the war. He was with Johnson in the Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi campaigns. He was wounded in the right arm at Shiloh. Near his home in St. Charles parish he was captured, but was soon exchanged and continued in the service until the general surrender. He came home and resumed his planting operations. He had accumulated considerable property before the war, but after its close, found a great amount of it lost. By good management in trading, he, in a measure, recovered his possessions. He died in May, 1885, his widow still surviving him, making her home with some of her children on the old home place, which is known as "San Francisco" plantation. It is situated in St. John Baptist parish, on the east bank of the Mississippi river, and comprises about 3,500 acres, about 500 of which is in a high state of cultivation, on which is raised principally sugar and corn. The subject of this notice received his education in Pass Christian, Miss., at Christian Brothers college, and completed the commercial course in 1872. In 1879 he was married to Miss Pauline Jebelin, a native of France (Marseilles), and a daughter of John B. Jebelin. To Mr. and Mrs. Bougere have been born five children, named as follows: Ernest (deceased), Viola, Juanita, Edward, Elodie. All these are at home with their parents. Since 1872 Mr. Bougere has been engaged in farming, and is one of the heirs to the old homestead. In politics he is a stanch democrat, his first presidential vote having been cast for Greeley. Mr. Bougere and all his family are members of the Catholic church. He contributes largely to all laudable public enterprises. He is widely known throughout his parish, where he is highly respected by all who know him. Additional Comments: NOTE: www.findagrave.com memorial # 101473866 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/ascension/bios/bougere214gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb